Invented in the 40's.....
Why so few devices with BNC's??
It's an ongoing amazement to me how many manufacturers use RCA's for 75 ohm digital connections. Is this really to just save a couple bucks? Lower end McIntosh stuff has RCA's as does most Japanese gear regardless of price. It's not like BNC's are really so exotic, and 75 ohm cables are readily available. In fact, the general lack of inputs is an annoyance. Not everybody wants to use USB or Toslink. Rant over. 😠 Thanks for reading.
[Please, this is NOT a thread to list all the exceptions.]
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@hypoman you are correct |
@Russ69:
This thread is about digital connections! So XLR is not the standard. BNC allows the manufacturer to make digital connections that are "true 75 ohm" instead of "pretend 75 ohm RCA" which improves sonics. For non-digital connections, RCA is usually there due to price and compatibility, not sonics or reliability. Not surprising that RCA is an inferior connector. It has been around for almost a century!
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It’s "Bayonet Neill–Concelman". There’s also the threaded version TNC. Paul Neill also invented the "N" connector and Carl Concelman invented the type "C" connector. The type C resembles an oversized BNC. BNC connectors are available in 50-ohm and 75-ohm types with the 50-ohm being much more common. They’re physically interchangeable without damage, the primary difference being the lack of an inner plastic ring on the 75-ohm version.
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